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Roast chicken drumsticks with quick-cook barley baked pilaf

This is a comforting one-dish bake, made using quick-cook barley, a useful and economical whole grain.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 small chicken drumsticks, skin removed
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest
  • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • spray oil
  • 1 spring onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
  • ¾ cup quick-cook barley (see tip)
  • ½ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
  • 2 cups rocket
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a baking dish with baking paper. In a bowl, place olive oil, chicken drumsticks, lemon zest and juice, thyme and pepper. Toss to coat. On the dish, place chicken and bake in oven for 10 minutes.

    2 Spray a pan with oil and set over a medium heat. Add spring onion, garlic, carrot and celery and cook for 2 minutes.

    3 After chicken has cooked for 10 minutes, add barley and stock to the dish with ½ cup water. Place back into oven and cook for 10 minutes more, until liquid is absorbed and barley is tender.

    4 Serve chicken and barley with rocket and tomatoes on the side.

    HFG tip

    If you cant find quick-cook barley, use regular barley, cooked, and just add at the end of chicken cooking time, omitting stock and water.

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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